Bollywood film 'Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors' has run into legal trouble before its release as the US-based Warner Bros has sued the producers of the movie in Delhi High Court for allegedly using a title similar to Harry Potter.
Warner Bros, the owner of Harry Potter trademark, has sought an order restraining Harinder Kohli and others, producers of the film, from releasing the movie under its present title.
Warner Bros submitted before the bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal that title of the film is identical and deceptively similar to popular trademark Harry Potter.
Contending that it would create confusion amongst viewers, senior advocate Sudhir Chandra, counsel for Warner Bros, said producers of the film is deliberately creating confusion to gain big commercial advantage.
Chandra said the producers intentionally chose the title 'Hari Puttar', which sounds phonetically and structurally similar to popular trademark Harry Potter.
However, producers of the film in their affidavit refuted the allegations that their film's title is in any way similar to Harry Potter because it is based on original literary work having no resemblance of Potter.
The title Hari Puttar is not associated with Harry Potter and Hari Puttar means (both in Hindi and Punjabi) God's son, producers said.
They also said that the present title could be retained with a disclaimer that it has no connection with Harry Potter.
But the suggestion was rejected by Warner Bros.
The movie is scheduled for release globally both in Hindi and English on September 12.
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